Monday, 13 August 2012

THE ANATOMY OF VEGETABLES

A vegetable is part of the plant harvested for food such as the
seeds, root, stem or leaf of a plant.
It differs from a fruit, which is the swollen ovary of a flowering
plant, and therefore contains seeds.

Fruits and vegetables are referred to
differently in botanical, culinary and retail terms, and terms are often used
interchangeably.

We use a variety of vegetables within our cooking, and utilise
many parts of these plants.